NASA contacts Voyager 2 probe for the first time since March

Posted on 03/11/2020 by Engadget

NASA just made contact with Voyager 2 for the first time since March thanks to a key technology upgrade. The agency has revealed that it sent commands to the probe on October 29th using the recently upgraded Deep Space Station 43 dish in Canberra, Au...

Google drops curated news plans in Australia over ‘unworkable’ policy

Posted on 11/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Google’s dispute with Australia over online news is about to claim a major feature as a casualty. The internet giant has decided to freeze plans to launch its curated News Showcase in Australia over claims the draft News Media Bargaining Code is “unw...

Google will pay publishers to curate a reliable news feed

Posted on 01/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Today, Google announced plans to invest $1 billion in partnerships with news publishers. With that money, Google will pay publishers to curate content for a new product, the Google News Showcase. This should ensure that users get high-quality content...

Google says Australian pay-for-news ruling puts ‘free services at risk’

Posted on 17/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

In an open letter, Google has warned users in Australia that free search and YouTube services are “at risk” if Australia implements a proposed law compelling it to pay to link to news services. Google has also paused a news licensing system it starte...

AppleCare+ monthly plans are available in Canada, Japan and Australia

Posted on 16/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Apple first rolled out monthly payments for Applecare+ last year, but so far the service has been limited to to US. Now, Apple is expanding the program abroad to three additional countries: Japan, Australia and Canada (via MacRumors). AppleCare+ exte...

Google expands Play Pass to nine countries beyond the US

Posted on 14/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Almost a year after Google introduced Play Pass on Android, it’s expanding the game and app subscription service outside of the US. It’ll be available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Spain and the United Kingdom th...

Google’s true wireless Pixel Buds are now available outside of the US

Posted on 13/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

A few months after Google released its second-generation Pixel Buds in the US, they’re now on sale in some other countries. Folks in Canada, the UK, Australia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Singapore and Spain are among those who can get their han...

NASA upgrades Australia’s Deep Space Station for future missions to Mars

Posted on 10/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

NASA is in the midst of upgrading Deep Space Station 43 — one of its Deep Space Network’s largest antennas located in Canberra, Australia — to prepare for future missions. The agency’s Deep Space Network is a collection of dishes that make communicat...

Australia and the UK open joint investigation of Clearview AI

Posted on 09/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Australia and the UK have opened a joint investigation into Clearview AI. Specifically, the regulatory bodies are concerned with Clearview’s practice of using “scraped” data and biometrics. The two countries aren’t the first to question Clearview AI,...

Google will pay publishers for ‘high-quality’ news and absorb paywall costs

Posted on 25/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Google has announced that it will start paying publishers to license “high-quality” content in an upcoming initiative it’s describing as a “news experience.” It said the service is part of an initiative to better support publishers and no doubt an ef...

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